September 05, 2013

Chinese Factory Making iPhone 5C Parts Violates Labor Laws

A new undercover investigation by China Labor Watch (CLW) has revealed a series of ethical and legal labor violations in a factory in Wuxi, China owned by U.S. electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit that is currently producing the soon-to-be-released cheap iPhone for Apple. It must be said that the timing of this report being released just prior to Apple's iPhone 5C's debut next week appears to be politically motivated.

The report further states that many of the violations raised in CLW's report also contradict the codes of conduct of both Apple and Jabil Circuit. Despite half a decade of outside investigations and self-reporting on myriad labor abuse throughout its Chinese supply chain, Apple has continually failed to compel supplier factories to conform to Apple's code of conduct and local labor laws before giving these suppliers Apple production orders.

You could read the full report here (PDF) and view a short testimonial video here.

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